by Elaine Cassel, Lord Fairfax Community College
© 1997, Peregrine Publishers, Inc., All Rights Reserved
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Investigating Gangs and Behavior by Elaine Cassel, Lord Fairfax Community College © 1997, Peregrine Publishers, Inc., All Rights Reserved |
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Introduction | Relationships with peers and friends are an important part of adolescence. By the time they are 14, teenagers begin to turn to peers and friends instead of family when they need social and emotional support. But some risk their freedom and their lives to associate with peers who play in death's playground, where the rules are simple, honor and loyalty are the stakes, and the price—often death—is high. Who joins gangs? Why? And what, if anything, can prevent their proliferation? Social psychologists, as well as sociologists, criminologists, and law enforcement officers want to know. Let's see if we can begin to find some answers. |
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